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Double Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

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Description:

Photo take at the marina dock, this are very common we have maybe around 18 local stay here all year long. Measuring 70–90 cm in length, it is an all-black bird which gains a small double crest of black and white feathers in breeding season. It has a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin. Five subspecies are recognized.

Habitat:

Widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico.

Reference Links:

Double-crested Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Orni…

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